FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police officers recovered 24 phones they imagine thieves stole from nation music followers at The Tortuga Beach Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Officers arrested Wilson Garson, 23, Piter Japol, 27, and Yesica Castellanos, 28, on Saturday evening accusing them of pickpocketing phones at the pageant.
“Security staff and police have a zero-tolerance policy for anyone victimizing festival attendees,” a Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokesperson wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
Officers had returned 18 out of the 24 phones by Sunday morning. Garson, Japol, and Castellanos are dealing with grand theft prices.
The pageant bought out. Nelly, Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Sublime with Rome, and Thomas Rhett have been only a few of the performers on stage.
Officers blocked off sections of the seaside alongside Seabreeze Boulevard for the occasion that started on Friday and can run from Noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday.
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Drivers ought to anticipate delays alongside A1A and Seabreeze Boulevard and on Southeast 17 Street and Las Olas Boulevard. Road closures may even be in impact from 10 to 10:30 p.m. in each instructions from Harbor Drive to Southeast as followers go away.
Attendees are inspired to make use of a rideshare service to get to the occasion as a result of there isn’t a designated parking. To keep away from fines, officers mentioned it’s vital to notice the designated pick-up and drop-off areas for rideshare companies are at the Las Olas Marina, at 240 Las Olas Circle.
For extra details about the Tortuga Music Festival, go to this web page.
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